Italy Budget Talks Get Underway as Investors Serve up Warning

Italy Budget Talks Get Underway as Investors Serve up Warning
This photo taken on August 18, 2017 shows the Italian and European Union flags at half mast on the facade of the Italian parliament in Piazza Montecitorio in Rome FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images
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Italy’s government fired the opening salvo in what promises to be a fractious period of negotiations ahead of the 2019 budget, in a high-stakes process that’s already sparking investor concern.